The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at St. Marks on the Hill on Reisterstown Road and American Contra and Square Dancing every Wednesday at the Lovely Lane Church on St. Paul Street. 888.646.BFMS
Friday is a benefit concert of Beatles music featuring The Kelly Bell Band, Sweet Leda, 5 AM and many more at The 8×10. 410-625-2000
Uptown Concerts presents Ellis Paul with Kipyn Martin at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville on Thursday. 410-795-1041
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Thursday: Amy Ray of Indigo Girls; Friday: two shows with Herman’s Hermits featuring Peter Noone.
Guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto will be at Grace Episcopal Church in New Market, MD on Thursday. 301-882-7172
On Friday, Uptown Concerts at The Cellar Stage features Robin Bullock, Ken Kolodner & Elke Baker. The Cellar Stage is located in Faith Community United Methodist Church of Hamilton on Harford Road. 410-521-9099
Also Friday, Irish band Lùnasa with vocalist Karan Casey are at the Creative Alliance. 410-276-1651
Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers from New Orleans are at Baltimore Soundstage on Friday. (410) 244-0057
Common Ground on the Hill presents Walt Michael & Co. at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church on Friday and at Carroll Arts Center in Westminster on Saturday. 410-857-2771
The next Baltimore Squaredance is at Mobtown Ballroom in Pigtown on Saturday with the Anna Roberts-Gevalt Band. (443) 699-3040
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer‘s 29th Annual Family Concert with guest Justin Roberts at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville, MD on Saturday – two shows at 11am and 1pm. 301-754-3611
Saturday is Folk Music Night at Perry Hall United Methodist Church on Belair Road from 7:00-10:00 pm. There’s an open mic, and featured guest The Chance. 410-529-7176
On Saturday, Eliot Bronson with Lily & the Pearl are at Eutaw Place at Beth Am Synagogue in Reservoir Hill. 410-484-9110
Next Sunday at 5pm, the Roots Café Singer-Songwriter Series presents Alan MacEwen and Karen Collins with singing host Geoffrey Himes at An Die Musik Live. (410) 385-2638
Also Sunday, Maggie Sansone’s Celtic Christmas is at Christ Church in West River, MD for two shows. 410-867-0346